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    The Ballistic Pendulum: Unit A: Momentum

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    The document describes a ballistic pendulum, which is a device used to measure the speed of bullets. It works by applying the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. A bullet is fired into a large block of wood suspended from the ceiling. As the bullet becomes embedded in the wood, the combined system gains kinetic energy that causes it to swing upward. By measuring the maximum height reached, the initial speed of the bullet can be calculated using physics equations while accounting for the masses of the bullet and pendulum block. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate how to use the ballistic pendulum to determine bullet velocities from experimental measurements.

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    The document describes a ballistic pendulum, which is a device used to measure the speed of bullets. It works by applying the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. A bullet is fired into a large block of wood suspended from the ceiling. As the bullet becomes embedded in the wood, the combined system gains kinetic energy that causes it to swing upward. By measuring the maximum height reached, the initial speed of the bullet can be calculated using physics equations while accounting for the masses of the bullet and pendulum block. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate how to use the ballistic pendulum to determine bullet velocities from experimental measurements.

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    The document describes a ballistic pendulum, which is a device used to measure the speed of bullets. It works by applying the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. A bullet is fired into a large block of wood suspended from the ceiling. As the bullet becomes embedded in the wood, the combined system gains kinetic energy that causes it to swing upward. By measuring the maximum height reached, the initial speed of the bullet can be calculated using physics equations while accounting for the masses of the bullet and pendulum block. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate how to use the ballistic pendulum to determine bullet velocities from experimental measurements.

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    The Ballistic Pendulum: Unit A: Momentum

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    The document describes a ballistic pendulum, which is a device used to measure the speed of bullets. It works by applying the principles of conservation of momentum and conservation of energy. A bullet is fired into a large block of wood suspended from the ceiling. As the bullet becomes embedded in the wood, the combined system gains kinetic energy that causes it to swing upward. By measuring the maximum height reached, the initial speed of the bullet can be calculated using physics equations while accounting for the masses of the bullet and pendulum block. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate how to use the ballistic pendulum to determine bullet velocities from experimental measurements.

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    The Ballistic Pendulum

    Unit A: Momentum
    Ballistic Pendulum
     A device used to measure the speed of
    bullets by applying the conservation of
    Momentum and the Conservation of Energy
    Bullet and Block
     A 0.0200 kg bullet is projected from a rifle into a
    4.500 kg block of wood. (ballistic pendulum). The
    bullet becomes imbedded in the wood and the
    pendulum rises to a vertical height of 0.360 m.
    Determine
     The speed of the bullet before impact

    Ek of bullet
    and block
    When it swings upward it has a height of 0.360 m
    Ek of bullet and block = Ep of bullet and block

    1
    Ek  (m1  m2 )v 2
    E p  (m1  m2 ) gh
    2
    1
    (m1  m2 )v  (m1  m2 ) gh
    2

    2
    1 2
    v  gh
    2
    Speed of bullet and block immediately after impact
    1 2
    v  9.81m / s (0.360m)
    2

    2
    v  9.81m / s (0.360m)(2)
    2 2

    v  7.0632m / s
    2 2

    v  2.6576682m / s
    To determine the speed of the bullet
    before impact, we use the conservation of
    momentum.

    p before
      p after
    m 1v1  m2v2  (m1  m2 )v '

    0.0200kg (v1 )  0  (4.52kg )(2.6576682m / s )


    v1  600m / s
    1. A 0.05 bullet with velocity 150 m/s is shot into a 3 kg ballistic
    pendulum. Find how high the pendulum rises after the bullet gets
    stuck inside.
    2. A bullet of mass 6 grams is fired at a pendulum with a mass of 300
    grams and collides with it. The pendulum rises to a height of 1
    meter compared to its initial position. What was the initial velocity of
    the bullet?
    3. A ballistic pendulum is used to measure the speed of bullet. It is a
    large soft mass which has been suspended from the ceiling. The
    mass of the pendulum is 998g, the bullet is 2g and the height to
    which the pendulum with bullet swings is 10cm. Calculate the initial
    speed of the bullet.
    4. A ballistic pendulum of mass 2.5kg is hit by 0.0100kg bullet. It
    swings into 0.65m above the initial position. Calculate the initial
    velocity of the bullet

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